Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Christianity, Islam and Locke: Unlocking liberty
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus blog: Religion and Public Policy])
Trinity Western ruling lopsided in favour of religious rights (opinion)
(Elaine Craig, The Chronicle Herald)
Abbas orders probe into Palestinian cartoon of Prophet Mohammad
(Noah Browning, Reuters)
Secularism means state shall not have religion of its own, Ansari tells students
(PTI, The Hindu)
Rights groups criticize resumption of executions in Indonesia
(D. Parvaz, Al Jazeera)
Niger archbishop determined to renew friendly ties with Muslims after violent Charlie Hebdo protests
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
USCIRF welcomes release of jailed Burmese activist, urges freedom for all Burmese prisoners of conscience
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Rabbi was allowed to keep teaching after admitting abuse of children, inquiry told
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Sri Lanka's new president says he was elected with the support of all ethnic groups
(Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews.it)
Outrage follows images appearing to show ISIS hostage burned alive
(Jason Hanna, CNN)
The cost of leaving Islamic State: Death or jail
(Lori Hinnant and Paul Schemm, Associated Press: the Big Story)
King Abdullah: Pilot killed while defending Islam
(Jordan State TV, CNN News)
Release of jailed Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy imminent, says Canada
(Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal)
U.N.'s highest court absolves Croatia, Serbia of genocide
(Thomas Escritt, Reuters)
Jordan pressured to restrict Muslim Brotherhood
(Al Monitor: Jordan Pulse)
Turkey slams Egypt death sentences
(Middle East Monitor)
Father and daughter from banned China cult executed for murder in McDonald's
(The Telegraph)
China's Communist Party bans believers, doubles down on atheism
(Matt Sheehan, The Huffington Post: The World Post)
Communist party bans believers in province of ‘China’s Jerusalem’
(Jonathan Kaiman, The Guardian)
ISIS murder a man for having a 'homosexual affair'
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
China: Communist party reaffirms ban on belief in Zhejiang
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Holy See to UN: stop ignoring attacks on Christian women, girls
(Catholic News Agency)
Fleeing from Vietnam, Montagnard Christians arrested by Cambodian police
(AsiaNews.it)
UK House of Commons OKs making babies from DNA of 3 people
(Maria Cheng, Associated Press)
Three-parent babies: an ethical boundary is being crossed
(Michael Nazir-Ali, The Telegraph)
Indian bureaucrat convert to challenge preaching ban
(Anto Akkara, World Watch Monitor)
Hardline Indian Hindus become Modi's enemies from within
(Andrew Macaskill and Rupam Jain Nair, Reuters)
Tibet, purge of 15 senior communists officials "loyal to the Dalai Lama"
(AsiaNews.it)
Faith under siege: fifth Catholic church vandalized in New Delhi over two months
(Antonio Anup Gonsalves, Catholic News Agency)
Religion a huge issue in upcoming Nigeria polls
(News 24)
Catholics fear campaign of church attacks in India
(Nida Najar and Suhasini Raj, The New York Times)
Mexico: Most dangerous place for Catholic priests
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Patriarch Kirill calls for end to persecution of Ukraine's Orthodox Christians
(Interfax: Religion)
Why Israeli cartoonists don't draw Muhammad
(Yuval Avivi, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Islamic State open market to sell goods stolen from Christians in Mosul
(Mark Woods, Christian Today)
Another conflict over Orthodox building in Ukraine
(Russia Religion News)
Iraqi Christians still held by Islamic State 'against their will'
(World Watch Monitor)
Malaysian Hindus mark Thaipusam
(Bangkok Post)
Hezbollah heading for the Golan Heights: How the flare-up on the Israel-Lebanon border may portend a larger conflict
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
EVENT, 3 February 2015: The Positive Case: Religious Freedom is Good for Society, Business and the Poor
(Brian J. Grim, St Mary's University Twickenham London)
Some regions of Nigeria now devoid of Christians
(Aleteia)
Donbas and Crimea: new challenges for religious freedom in 2014
(Maksym Vasin, Institute for Religious Freedom - Ukraine)
Chinese underground bishop, 94, dies in secret detention site, says relative
(Miko Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Monday, 2 February 2015
Sephardic candidates face real discrimination in elections
(Mazal Mualem, trans. Sandy Bloom, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
The Kingdom and the Caliphate: Saudi Arabia's approach towards the Islamic State
(Prasanta Kumar Pradhan, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Delhi, another Catholic church vandalized. The fifth in two months
(AsiaNews.it)
As the anniversary of the referendum approaches, pressure on Crimean Tatars increases
(Nina Achmatova, AsiaNews.it)
Two members of an "evil" cult executed for beating a woman to death
(Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews.it)
'Jihad is so simple': Norwegian posts Isis vid
(The Local (Norway))
After being pushed out of Kobani, ISIS sets its sights on Kirkuk
(Mark Yapching, Christian Today)
Middle Eastern Americans push census change (opinion)
(Hisham Aidi, Al Jazeera America)
Latest attack in Lebanon sends message on IS endgame
(Esperance Ghanem, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Join Brian Grim in London and at the Vatican
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Space enough for all: Nova Scotia Supreme Court makes decision on Trinity Western University Law School
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities)
Tolerance: A virtuous cycle for the economy
(Carlos W. Martins, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
War on terror costs trillions, as Europe faces new terror challenges
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Effective ways to tackle radicalisation - Opinion
(Brian J. Grim, Tony Blair Faith Foundation)
Al Smith, John F. Kennedy, and Pope Francis: Response to Pope Francis, Papal Authority, and Political Discourse
(Matthew J. Franck, Cornerstone: Blog of the Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
USCIRF warns of potentially religiously-motivated violence around Nigeria's upcoming elections
(USCIRF)
Compulsory income tax on Christians drives Germans away from Protestant and Catholic churches
(Justin Huggler, The Telegraph)
What is Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia?: The future of the Middle East hinges on the beliefs of the Muslim sect which dominates the oil-rich kingdom
(Galina Yemelianova, MercatorNet)
Pope Francis, papal authority, and political discourse
(Cornerstone: Blog of the Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs)
German Protestants and Catholics flee churches after compulsory taxes imposed
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
The airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and the alleged prohibition on military assistance to governments in civil wars
(Dapo Akande & Zachary Vermeer, EJIL:Talk!)
Attacks that need to be explained
(P. Hans Vöcking, Georges Anawati Foundation (GAS), europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Islam and violence: how not to answer a question
(Zac Alstin, MercatorNet)
Freedom to speak, yes. Freedom to insult, no
(Fr. Patrick H. Daly, COMECE General Secretary, europeinfos: Christian Perspectives on the EU)
Reference to religious divide "Unfortunate", but I endorse Obama's statement: Rajnath Singh
(The Hindu)
Iraqi Christians still held by Islamic State 'against their will'
(World Watch Monitor)
Two IDF soldiers killed near Lebanon border: First fatal Hezbollah attack in Israel's north since 2006
(Tal Kra-Oz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
An artillery shell damages the UOC temple
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Islamic State affiliate takes root amid Libya’s chaos
(Matt Bradley and Benoît Faucon, The Wall Street Journal)
'Messengers of God' multiply amidst Iraqi chaos
(Adnan Abu Zeed, trans. Joelle El-Khoury, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Trinity Western ruling protects religious freedom
(Ezra Levant, Toronto Sun)
Egypt court upholds Muslim Brotherhood death sentences
(BBC News)
It's time to arm Muslim moderates against extremists
(Lee Smith, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Kiev council's punishment of Orthodox church illegal
(Russia Religion News)
Kazakhstan: Former rehab centre residents "scared and tired of police pressure"
(Forum 18 News Service)
Thomas Aquinas and God
(Gaven Kerr, OUPblog Religion)
Seeing diversity as a threat limits freedoms: Top Turkish judge
(Hurriyet Daily News)
Policing Uyghur women’s religious expression
(Greg Fey, The News Hub)
Patriarch Krill: Church is not fused with the state, but it won't be driven into ghetto
(Interfax-Religion)
In Egypt, atheists considered a ‘dangerous development’
(Sarah Lynch, Religion News Service)
Celebrate diversity, don’t discriminate on religion: RSS chief
(PTI, India TV News)
China tells U.S. it’s against Obama meeting with Dalai Lama
(Reporting by Michael Martina; Writing by Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by Nick Macfie, Reuters)
UPDATE: China tells U.S. it’s against Obama meeting with Dalai Lama
(Religion News Service)
Zhejiang [China] CPC bans religious beliefs among applicants
(Cao Siqi, Global Times)
Wide sadness over death of Bishop Shi, detained for years in secret location
(Missionary International Service News Agency)
As Muslim Uighurs flee, China sees jihad risk
(Jeremy Page, The Wall Street Journal)
China: Top political advisor stresses rule of law in managing religious affairs
(Xiang Bo, Xinhua Net)
Protecting doctors' freedom of conscience
(Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet)
Chile's President Bachelet proposes end to total abortion ban
(BBC News)
Blowback: Charlie Hebdo and the contradictions of western policy
(John Rosenthal, Geopolitical Monitor)
The return of anti-Semitism
(Jonathan Sacks, The Wall Street Journal Saturday Essay)
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Armed offensive against independent Crimean Tatar TV channel
(Hayla Coynash, Human Rights in Ukraine)
Crimean Tatar leader arrested in new wave of repression
(Hayla Coynash, Human Rights in Ukraine)
ECtHR releases 2014 figures: Turkey’s violations account for more than the other 46 states combined
(Today's Zaman)
Holocaust denial worries historians and religious leaders as survivors dwindle
(Jessica Elgot and Jack Sommers, The Huffington Post UK)
Orthodox Church leader reflects on the religious dimension of the Ukrainian Crisis
(EurasiaNet Interview, Eurasia Net)
WCC calls for protection of church leaders in Colombia
(World Council of Churches)
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